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Marcello Abbondanza

Marcello Abbondanza
Marcello Abbondanza at the 2015 Turkish Cup Finals
Personal information
Born (1970-08-24) August 24, 1970 (age 54)
Cesena, Italy
Volleyball information
PositionHead coach
Current clubPoland KPS Chemik Police
Career
YearsTeams
  • 1996–1997
  • 1998–2000
  • 2002–2003
  • 2003–2006
  • 2006–2008
  • 2008–2009
  • 2009–2012
  • 2012–2013
  • 2013–2017
  • 2017
  • 2018-present
National team
  • 2011–2014
  • 2017–2018
Honours
Coach for Women's Volleyball National Team
CanadaCanada
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
NORCECA
Silver medal – second place 2018 Edmonton, Canada
Gold medal – first place 2017 Langley, Canada
BulgariaBulgaria
European League
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Varna, Bulgaria
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Coach for Women's Volleyball Club
Chemik Police Poland
Gold medal – first place 2018–19 Polish Cup Team
Gold medal – first place 2017–18 Polish League Team
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Turkey
Gold medal – first place 2016–17 Turkish League Team
Gold medal – first place 2016–17 Turkish Cup Team
Gold medal – first place 2015–16 Turkish Super Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 2015–16 Turkish League Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015–16 Champions League Team
Gold medal – first place 2014–15 Turkish League Team
Gold medal – first place 2014–15 Turkish Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Turkish Super Cup Team
Gold medal – first place 2013–14 CEV Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 2013–14 Turkish League Team
Silver medal – second place 2013–14 Turkish Cup Team
Rabita Baku Azerbaijan
Gold medal – first place 2012–13 Azerbaijan League Team
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 Champions League Team
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 FIVB Club World Championship Team
GSO Villa Cortese Italy
Silver medal – second place 2011-12 Italian Championship Team
Gold medal – first place 2010-11 Italian Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 2010-11 Italian Championship Team
Gold medal – first place 2009-10 Italian Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 2009-10 Italian Championship Team
Robursport Pesaro Italy
Gold medal – first place 2005-06 CEV Cup Team
Last updated: May 05, 2019

Marcello Abbondanza (born August 24, 1970, in Cesena, Italy) is an Italian volleyball coach. He's currently coaching the Chemik Police, a polish team based in Police and plays in Orlen Liga.[1]

Career

He started as an assistant coach on the bench of Big Power Ravenna Team between 1996 and 1997. He was again an assistant coach between 1998 and 2000 in Foppapedretti Bergamo Team and then in 2002–2003 season he started as a head coach with the Meccanica Pierre OML Mazzano, in Serie A2 (Italian second league) and was very close to winning the league.

Afterwards he transferred Robursport Scavolini Pesaro Team in first league, for 3 seasons which won the 2005-06 CEV Cup, and for 2 seasons in Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi where he led the team to a playoffs in 2006–2007 league.

After he started coaching in Infidel Forlì Team in the 2008–09 season in Serie A2. He was subsequently hired by MC PietroCarnaghi Villa Cortese, a rookie in A1 in the 2009–10 season. He won the Italian Cup for two years consecutively and led the team to the playoffs finals in 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12. He was also a coach of the Italian national team at the World University Games.

He also coached the Bulgaria Women's National Team between 2011 and 2014, and won the silver medal in European League in 2012 in Czech Republic and a bronze medal in European League in 2013 in Bulgaria.

In the 2012–13 season he moved to Azerbaijan hired by Rabita Baku, which immediately won one silver medal in the World Cup for Clubs in Doha. During this season he qualified for the Final Four of the Champions League finishing the competition at second place and also he won the Azerbaijan's championship in the same season.

After signing Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, Abbondanza started to improve their volleyball day by day, and he won the CEV Cup in 2013–14 season. Fenerbahçe won historic double the following season, by winning the 2014–15 Turkish Cup[2][3] first, and the 2014–15 Turkish Championship[4][5] after.

At the beginning of his 3rd season in Fenerbahce he won the Turkish Super Cup 2015–16.,[6][7] the regular season of Turkish League, a silver medal in the Turkish League Finals and a bronze medal in Final Four of the Champions League, and this was his third Final Four with three different club.

The season 2016-17 is the 4th in Fenerbahce, and Marcello Abbondanza won the fifth title-winning the Turkish Cup in the Final Eight in Ankara, and this was the second time in his career, and he could defend the trophy from 2015 (tournament was not held in the season before).,[8] but this was not the only title in this season, because after an incredible comeback[9] in the golden set in the second semi-final of Turkish championship against Eczacıbaşı VitrA, Abbondanza won also for his second time in four years the Turkish League beating 3-0 the eternal rival Galatasaray in the Final.[10]

In January 2017, the Volleyball Canada announces Abbondanza as new women's head coach.[11]

In May 2017, the Volleyball Casalmaggiore announces their new head coach,[12] and Abbondanza come back to Italy after 5 years abroad.

In his first summer with the Canada women's national volleyball team both won the gold medal at the NORCECA Senior Women's Continental Championship and qualified for the 2018 World Championships in Japan.[13]

After be suddenly fired after only one month at the beginning of the season from Pomì Casalmaggiore, he signed in February 2018 with the polish champions Chemik Police[14] until the end of the season, and he led the team to the gold medal.[15]

In the summer of 2018, his second one as a head coach of Canada women's national volleyball team, won the silver medal at 2018 NORCECA Challenge Cup[16] in Edmonton, Alberta and an historic bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Cup, the second medal in the whole Canada women's national volleyball team's history.[17] In the same year, in November, after two seasons as a head coach, he resigned for family reasons.[18]

In his second season leading Chemik Police, he won another important trophy, the Polish Cup at the Final Four in Nysa, Poland.[19]

Record

In the season 2017-18 Abbondanza sets a new record as the first coach to achieve nine championship finals in a row in four different countries. He started in the season 2009–10 in Italy, passing through Azerbaijan, Turkey and Poland.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Marcello Abbondanza trenerem Chemika". chemik-police.com/. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  2. ^ "TURKISH CUP W: Trophy goes to Fenerbahce !! !". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  3. ^ "Super Cup Winner Fenerbahçe Grundig!". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  4. ^ "TUR W: Fourth crown for Fenerbahçe!". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ^ "CHAMPION THE YELLOW ANGELS". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  6. ^ "TUR W: Kim with 31 points crashes Vakifbank, Fenerbahce lift Super Cup trophy!". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ^ "Champions Cup winner Fenerbahce Grundig". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. ^ "TURKISH CUP W: Kim - Natália duo sweeps VakıfBank, Fenerbahçe defend trophy". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  9. ^ "TUR W: What a comeback! Fenerbahce returned from 10:14 in the golden set and beat Eczacibasi!". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  10. ^ "TUR W: "Yellow Angels" are rulers of Turkey – Fenerbahçe claim 5th national title (VIDEO)". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  11. ^ "Volleyball Canada Announces New Women's Head Coach". Canada women's national volleyball team. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  12. ^ "VITA W: Marcello Abbondanza three years in Pomi Casalmaggiore!". www.worldofvolleyball.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  13. ^ "Canada wins gold at the Women's Continental Championship in Langley". www.norceca.net. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  14. ^ "Marcello Abbondanza trenerem Chemika". chemik-police.com/. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  15. ^ "POL W: Chemik won the fifth title in row; three players played their last match". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  16. ^ "Canada gets silver after five-set showdown at the Challenge Cup". www.volleyball.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  17. ^ "Canada wins second medal ever at Pan Am Cup". norceca.net. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  18. ^ "Volleyball Canada announces the departure of the women's indoor head coach". www.volleyball.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  19. ^ "POLISH CUP W: Chemik Police take the national cup trophy!". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  20. ^ "Marcello Abbondanza, l'uomo dei record: nona finale Scudetto consecutiva". www.volleynews.it. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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